Posts by Magick

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The Rise of the Apostates

by KW13 in

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it seems recently that jwd has seen a huge increase in lurkers, most of them seem cool and obviously the odd one who wants to stir.

bye bye watchtower lol.

a lot of negative media coverage recently also!

Magick

Their bible said this would happen.

Daniel 12:4 "Many will rove about, and the [true] knowledge will become abundant.”

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The Rise of the Apostates

by KW13 in

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friends

it seems recently that jwd has seen a huge increase in lurkers, most of them seem cool and obviously the odd one who wants to stir.

bye bye watchtower lol.

a lot of negative media coverage recently also!

The psychology of eschatology

by onacruse in

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so here's a question: why do some people (and i include myself as a former member of the group) seem so preoccupied with "end-times" issues?.

as a starter, i submit that it's because we are inclined to fight against the inevitability of our own demonstrably limited human existence...and therefore we develop around ourselves "escape mechanisms" to alleviate the pain of termination.. we use numerical calculations, religious speculations, mysterious cosmic forces, evolutionary patterns, etc.

etc.. your thoughts?.

Magick

JH, is that chocolate milk?

i guess if you're gonna go, chocolates the best way

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The psychology of eschatology

by onacruse in

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so here's a question: why do some people (and i include myself as a former member of the group) seem so preoccupied with "end-times" issues?.

as a starter, i submit that it's because we are inclined to fight against the inevitability of our own demonstrably limited human existence...and therefore we develop around ourselves "escape mechanisms" to alleviate the pain of termination.. we use numerical calculations, religious speculations, mysterious cosmic forces, evolutionary patterns, etc.

etc.. your thoughts?.

Magick

i will stumble in and reply without doing any research or having any facts to back up my opinion.

in physics, Newton's law states, that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

darkness must exist for there to be light...evil must exist so that we recognize good...we have to have villians for there to be heroes etc.

in christian or jehovah's witness speak..things are black or white.

humans are not satisfied with the status quo. in black or white thinking...

there must be an end to the status quo in order for there to be a beginning.

in the quest for "new," people become obsessed with the "old"

in the quest for "good," witnesses become obsessed with "evil"

by focusing on "old" and "evil" this inhibits evolutionary growth and manifests the negative into life

by accepting the duality of nature, that good exists with evil and old with new...we would not look for an ultimate end

but, accept that there will always be small beginnings and endings...such is the nature of life.

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The Salt Threat

by maowr in

.. you may be aware of recent media coverage on 'the salt threat'* where the fda is trying to regulate the food packaging industries use of salt in the products.. if they go forward with it what would stop them from trying to regulate the salt content in usda meat since it's common knowledge that blood contains salt and if the production line is slowed down allowing for a better quality of bleed in the carcass reducing the amount salt or blood in the meat.. * http://abcnews.go.com/gma/oncall/story?id=3929972&page=1 .

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Magick

the best way to avoid the problems caused by excessive sodium is by cooking naturally at home. it's the pre-made processed foods that are the culprit...resturant and pre-made meals and canned goods etc.

Yep, as tinker said...salt isn't salt.

Refined or Table salt is 99.9% sodium-chloride with an occasional 0.01% of Potassium-Iodide. It comes from strange places like dirt or concrete basins. It's heated to the extreme and refined... stripped of all other minerals. C hemical are added to it to make it free- flowing and it's bleached to give it that pretty white color.

Unrefined sea salt is still 98% sodium-chloride but, it's that special 2% of Epsom salts and other Magnesium salts, Calcium salts, Potassium (Kalium) salts, Manganese salts, Phosphorus salts, Iodine salts that add 90-100 minerals. This is the good salt, the kind we need when we sweat. Our bodies NEED salt. But, not the refined, bleached kind.

want to read more?: http://www.curezone.com/foods/saltcure.asp

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The Salt Threat

by maowr in

.. you may be aware of recent media coverage on 'the salt threat'* where the fda is trying to regulate the food packaging industries use of salt in the products.. if they go forward with it what would stop them from trying to regulate the salt content in usda meat since it's common knowledge that blood contains salt and if the production line is slowed down allowing for a better quality of bleed in the carcass reducing the amount salt or blood in the meat.. * http://abcnews.go.com/gma/oncall/story?id=3929972&page=1 .

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Magick

Actually, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has been after the FDA for Thirty (30) Years since 1978 to do something about the reduction of salt in processed foods. They even sued the FDA in court in 1983 and again in 2005.

The FDA is just now holding a "hearing" on "whether and how to limit or otherwise reduce the salt content in processed foods."

It's the Medical Community that are pressuring the FDA now, The American Medical Association.

"The American Medical Association says that 150,000 lives could be saved in the U.S. annually if salt in processed foods and restaurant foods were cut in half." (High Blood Pressure, Stroke, Heart Disease)

Seventy Seven (77%) percent of American's sodium consumption comes from processed and restaurant foods. Not the salt shaker as everyone imagines.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend a limit of 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day. Americans are eating twice that at ONE MEAL.

Denny's Grand Slam Breakfast has 4,460 mg of Sodium. Swanson’s Hungry Man XXL Roasted Carved Turkey Frozen Dinner has 5,410 mg of sodium.

Of course, if the FDA gets a move on and regulates the Salt Content of processed foods...it's going to put the Marketing Community into a hurried rush to jump on the band wagon and label foods as "HEALTHY" because the salt will be reduced.

I was looking at my instant coffee (which i keep on hand when i don't feel like making a whole pot) and it is labeled as "0 Trans Fat" When the hell did Coffee have fat in it????

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Thank You All

by BFD in

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i think it's time for me to go.

jwd has been such a life line for me these past months.

i have met so many decent and caring people here and i really apprcieate the acceptance that was shown to me here.. i thank each and every one of you for helping me on the road to healing from the abuses i suffered due to the wts and it's lies.

Magick

alt

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STONING SCENE from Monty Python's Life of Brian 5

by Magick in

http://www.youtube.com/v/zneq2utm0nu&rel=1.

i know, i'm probably repeating plenty of threads...but, it bears repeating.

best scene ever!

Magick

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZNeq2Utm0nU&rel=1

I know, I'm probably repeating plenty of threads...but, it bears repeating. Best scene ever!

****

"making it worse? "how could it be worse? jehovah jehovah jehovah" lol

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"The Savages" New Movie about caring for your OLD, FORGETFUL parents

by Magick in

many of us are at the age where we have or are currently caring for our aged parents.

some of us have to deal with them not even remembering who we are....that we are their children.... because of some old person's disease.. if you've read my recent posts, you'll know that i recently have had some strong emotions come up because of this.

i received some good advice and a lot of love & compassion from people who have been where i'm at or at least could certainly empathize.. we as former jehovah's witnesses & jehovah's witnesses have even more tension added to the aging situation.

Magick

Many of us are at the age where we have or are currently caring for our aged parents. Some of us have to deal with them not even remembering who we are....that we are their children.... because of some old person's disease.

If you've read my recent posts, you'll know that I recently have had some strong emotions come up because of this. I received some good advice and a lot of love & compassion from people who have been where i'm at or at least could certainly empathize.

We as former Jehovah's Witnesses & Jehovah's Witnesses have even more tension added to the aging situation. Family ties are strained under the heavy hand of the Watchtower Religious Rules of Disfellowshipping and Shunning.

Some where along the line we will have to come together with brothers or sisters or other relatives we haven't spoken with in a long, long time...in order to deal with the care of our parents.

I just heard the advertisment for a new movie "The Savages" which is about with this very thing.

"An engrossing family drama about old age, nursing homes, dementia, death and siblings trying to forge a new bond with each other."

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So far, it's getting good reviews. But, i'm sure not from those who don't want to deal with this issue. It starts today where I'm at...and sometime in January in the UK. Let me know what you think.

Official site:

http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thesavages/

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Secret Santa Ideas thread

by Angharad in

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if everyone who is signed up for the sectret santa can post a few ideas of the sort of thing you like in here, when people receive their names they can come in here and look you up so get some ideas .

.

Magick

ok, just get back from the Post Office and got my gift sent off!!!!!!
purpsDo they have to wait till Xmas to open them?

purps, my present was so beautiful. i cried before, during and after opening it. it is exactly, i mean exactly the best present in the world. i literally felt my heart grow three sizes alt i loved it all. every sweet thing you did. it was like you got wrapped up and mailed yourself to me. it's honestly the best present i've ever gotten. and...i'm sorry that i didn't read your post until AFTER i opened it LOLOL. u are so talented!!! thank you, thank you & thank you. alt did i say thank you?